Table of Contents

Part I. The Jack Keefe Stories: 1. A busher's letters home; 2. The busher comes back; 3. The busher's honeymoon; 4. A new busher breaks in; 5. The busher's kid; 6. The busher beats it hence; 7. Call for Mr. Keefe! 8. The busher re-enlists; 9. The battle of Texas; 10. Along came Ruth; 11. The courtship of T. Dorgan; 12. The busher pulls a Mays; Part II. The Individual Short Stories: 13. My roomy; 14. Sick 'em; 15. Horseshoes; 16. Back to Baltimore; 17. Alibi Ike; 18. Harmony; 19. The poor simp; 20. Where do you get that noise? 21. Good for the soul; 22. The crook; 23. The hold-out; 24. The yellow kid.

About the Author

George W. Hilton is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has been a baseball fan since 1936 when his father took him to his first game at Comiskey Park.

Reviews

"24 humorous and revealing baseball stories [are] collected in this beautifully illustrated volume... Offers photos of the real players mentioned in the stories and footnotes about real events. A gem." - San Francisco Chronicle "Meticulous notes help the modern reader laugh all the harder at lines like 'Crawford got the luckiest three-base hit I ever see' by noting that Wahoo Sam Crawford of the Detroit Tigers was the most prolific triples hitter in baseball history." - New York Times Book Review "I'll give this book the ultimate reviewer's accolade. If it hadn't been sent to me to review, I would have gone out and bought it anyway. If you're a lover of baseball or American literature, you will, too." - Cleveland Plain Dealer "After eight decades the tales remain as charming as ever, and the annotations and illustrations will multiply the enjoyment for any reader, new or old." - American Heritage "This book is a superb introduction to the work of Ring Lardner for a new generation of readers... Hilton's annotations are informational and entertaining." - Antiquarian Bookman